Race-to format
Most pool tournaments use race-to-3 or race-to-5 instead of best-of. The bracket structure is identical — just write "race to 3" at the top of the printed sheet.
Bar leagues, club championships, garage tournaments — paste players, print a clean bracket sheet.
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8-ball, 9-ball or snooker club nights with 8–32 entrants. Single-elimination is the standard format unless your venue has all night, in which case run two side-by-side and combine winners.
Most pool tournaments use race-to-3 or race-to-5 instead of best-of. The bracket structure is identical — just write "race to 3" at the top of the printed sheet.
Enter the previous winner and runner-up first; the bracket places them on opposite halves so the final isn't a rematch in round two.
Up to 64 players (six rounds). Larger fields are usually split into two brackets.
Pub leagues, charity nights, family Christmas — paste names and print a clean bracket sheet.
OpenSixteen teams, fifteen matches, four rounds. The classic championship sheet.
OpenFive rounds. Thirty-one matches. The size of a regional cup.
OpenThe most-used bracket format on the planet. Lose once, you're out. Build it free in your browser, print it, run your event.
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